Pink

After saving Darah thrice from danger, she had reached a practical conclusion about her enemy turned neutral, or let's just say a life guard for now. Ryu isn't going to kill me, check. Ryu isn't going to tie me up here forever, check. Ryu will find out the one who's bothering both of us, check. Ryu can be trusted… 

Darah paused and squinted her eyes at the mirror as she applied a tinge of cherry red lipstick. Should I trust him!? Well if he was going to kill me he'd have done so long ago. And there's no reason to kill me anyways.

"Well…" She admired her face after a long time and turned around, flaunting her flower printed dress. Oh my what an eye for beauty Lyra has. She literally bought the best closet of clothes for her in just a day! 

"So pretty…" Darah smiled, turning round in circles as if she were a fairy. Now that she looked in the mirror she noticed something fairly odd about herself. She felt beautiful somehow… And that she hadn't felt beautiful in so long. Was this Lyra's blessing!? No… I just feel happier. 

"Are you happy today child!"

"Yes!" Darah replied cheerfully to Mrs Ruo who was watching her childlike innocence as she spun round, her bottom half of the dress whirling. 

"I'll come back in a moment!" Mrs Ruo said again, heading off to get the mop to sweep the bedroom.

"Yes!"

 "Have you gone crazy?" 

"Yes!" 

Suddenly Darah froze in her little dance, hands aiming at awkward directions as she stared at the confused figure. Mrs Ruo chuckled as she went out, leaving her in deep silence with Ryu. He was in his formal attire and was about to head for a meeting early in the morning. His surprise slowly turned into a smirk as he looked at her awkward self. 

"Your lips have gotten redder, did something bite you?"

"Oh is that so!? W-Wonder what it is!" Darah faked a smile.

He stepped closer. What, no stay away! Darah felt her heart jump out of her chest as she pursed her lips and walked to the other end of the room.

"Come over here." His gaze turned gentle as he extended his hand and gestured to her to come near. Darah suspiciously walked closer and as soon as she reached him he told her "Open your hands". 

 She furrowed her brows at him and did as told. 

Two boxes were kept on her hand on top of each other, one in white and the other in pink. One was a phone and the other… Wait, again!? Two phones!? 

He looked sideways, not meeting eyes with her as her face lit up in gratefulness and then took over by a dilemma. What should I do with two phones!? These don't even look average. One looked like a gaming phone! Oh no they're way too expensive! Will I ever be able to pay my debts to this guy!?

"I know it's confusing. But I'd say keep them both. Lyra suggested the idea…" Ryu coughed, knowing very well he was lying straight out of his teeth. 

"She said I should get you a phone. But when I finally got one, she did too. So I guess they both belong to you now." He smirked. Just how stinking rich were they!? Darah's hands were shaking and it looked like the phones would fall off any moment. 

"W-Wait!" She sat herself down over the bed and composed herself. Ryu was staring blankly… 

"How much do they cost?" She gulped. 

"Oh… They probably cost just around 32k Yuan." Ryu said calmly. What!!!! Just!!!? I could buy a lifetime of food with that money!!!!

Darah felt her head spin as she laid back on the bed. Just how!? How am I going to repay this!?

"Are you alright?" He stood closer and watched her blink blankly and smile like a maniac. 

"Just how do you think I'll have to repay this!? You're basically bullying me!" Darah pursed her lips, her eyes widening like a frightened puppy. Ryu was watching in a daze, her body curing up at the end of the bed. 

"A gift is called a gift for a reason. You don't have to repay us." 

Darah stared in disbelief. Isn't he being too nice to me? Maybe he's realised how much of a gem I am. She internally praised herself...

"Why not use one as a secondary phone. Which one do you like first?" He asked curiously, looking quite mechanical as he stared at her hands while waiting for her to choose. 

 She opened it and placed them side by side. One was pink and pretty. The other one was pitch black…. 

It's too obvious. The pink one was chosen by Lyra. The black one was Ryu's. Which should I choose? Honestly the pink was too pretty… She couldn't take her eyes off of it but analysing Ryu's gaze, she saw how his eyes turned cold every time her fingers trailed towards the pink phone. You're too obvious, Ryu Sheng!

So she finally placed her fingers over the black one and took it to her hand. 

"This… I like this one." 

A faint smile appeared on his lips as he looked at the sight. Darah blushed but for one reason she couldn't tell why. Why did I want to make him happy just now?